Is there a high E on the recorder?
The high E on the recorder is not easy to obtain since we must use a technique not treated until now, this is, that the back hole must be covered only a little, approximately the half of its size. Apart from that, we must cover the first 5 holes of our flute, we will leave free the two holes that are located below.
How do you play the upper E on the recorder?
How Do You Play High E On The Soprano Recorder?
- Left hand thumb on the back.
- Left fingers 1, 2, 3.
- No left hand pinky ever.
- Right hand 1, 2.
- Make sure your right thumb is under the recorder helping to balance between their 4th and 5th holes.